North Wales Medical School Plan Pushes Ahead

More students will be able to undertake their entire training in North Wales as plans push ahead to establish a medical school.

The North Wales Chronicle reported earlier this year that the medical school could be ready by 2025.

The C21 North Wales programme, which is delivered in partnership by Bangor and Cardiff Universities, allows students to study for all of their medical degree in North Wales, with a greater focus on community medicine and a wide range of placements including a full year at a GP surgery.

This year, the programme will be expanded from 20 students to 25 and to 40 students in next year’s intake.

Swansea University’s Graduate entry medicine programme will also be funded to offer an extra 25 students in 2021.